Birds of a Feather | | Leo Fitz Book One

Chapter 60

After a good thirty minutes of detox in the shower, Agent Monroe decided it was enough and time to get back to her room. She could read a little, and soon Ward would be back. Certainly, if he was at the Fridge when it fell, he would have stories to tell. Stepping out of the warm shower, she quickly toweled herself off and wrapped herself up in that soft robe once more. It was like being clothed in a cloud.

Quickly toweling off her hair, she rushed out the door, and ran smack dab into Leo, who was wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist, on his way to his own shower. "Oh God," she apologized, "I am so sorry Leo, didn't mean to run right into you." She couldn't help but sneak a look at his bare chest. For someone who wasn't an Ops agent, he was still pretty nicely toned. Her cheeks burned red just at the thought.

"Oh no, no, my fault, my fault," he replied just as quickly. "I should pay more attention around doors," he chuckled, nervously. He, too, was acutely aware that she wore nothing but a small robe, which cut off high on her tan thighs. He could feel the heat on his own cheeks.

"So, what do you think of this place?" Asia asked, when he didn't move to get to the washroom door. "Little bit....bland, don't you think?"

"Yea, there's not much for decoration," he agreed, leaning against the hallway wall, studying her face. Even as tired as he knew she must be, she still looked perfect. "Though, I suppose we could have it worse. We could have been found out by the government and thrown in some cell, all away from one another."

Asia grimaced at the thought. "Good point, thank goodness that's not the situation. Wards on his way, we're all safe now, together."

"Together," Leo murmured , loving the sound of the word in his mouth, smiling over at Asia, thinking back to everything which had happened over the past few days. Boldly, Leo spoke again, "So, do you remember, erm, that moment in the plane, before we landed?"

Asia felt her cheeks grow red as she looked over at him, locking gazes. Of course she remembered, the feeling of his fingers brushing her wrist as he tied her wristlets on for her, that moment when the Bus jolted, causing them to collide in a tangled mess, faces only a mere centimeter apart, his thumb brushing her lower lip, and that shock of electricity which raced through her entire body. "I do," she replied slowly, with a nod. Her heart felt like it was going to beat right out of her chest.

"Do you think, perhaps, at some point when things calm down, we could, well..." he paused, trailing off for a moment, looking down at his feet. "Maybe we could talk about it?" his words were soft, so quiet Asia almost couldn't hear them.

"Of course," Asia began to say, a smile forcing itself to her lips, so wide she couldn't quite keep it away, when suddenly a shouting came from Skye's room.

"Asia! I need your help, right now!" the other agent called out, loud enough for them both to hear from the hallway.

"In a minute!" Asia called back, turning back to look at Leo, pressing her lips into a thin line. "Sorry about that, I don't have to go...if you want to talk, still. But I don't want to keep you either!" She added hastily. "I know you'll probably enjoy a shower as much as I just did. We have all the time in the world to talk."

"Not in a minute!" Skye shouted from her room as Leo opened his mouth to speak. "Asia Monroe you get in here right now!" She cracked her door open and looked out, eyes narrowed playfully.

"No, it's fine," Leo said with a shrug. "You're right, all the time in the world. Go help her out, with whatever it is. I'll see you around later?" He stood up, and brushed past her to enter the washroom.

With an annoyed look on her face, Asia pushed into Skye's room, crossing her arms over her chest. "What do you want?" She asked with a sigh.

"Oh God, sorry crabby pants," Skye said with an eyeroll. "Did I interrupt something? You and Fitzy having a cute little heart to heart?" Skye sat down on her bed looking up at her expectantly.

"You did, actually," Asia said with a frown. "But it's okay. The moment passed, I'm here now. What did you need me for?"

"Well geez, now I feel bad," Skye said, standing back up from the bed and grabbing Asia, pulling her into a hug. "You and Fitz will have your moment, I promise. You two are like, meant to be or whatever. I can feel it."

Asia rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but smile at her friend, giving her a quick squeeze back. "Well, now that all the mushy shit is over," she said with a sigh, "What was it you needed my help so desperately with?"

"You're going to think this is really dumb but..., with Ward coming back and all," Skye trailed off, grabbing her closet door and pulling it open, revealing two identical outfits inside, one with a red tank top under her SHIELD jacket and one with black. "Red or black?" she asked, biting her lower lip.

Asia rolled her eyes, and couldn't help but feel as if this were a waist of time. She could have been finishing her important talk with Fitz. Although, that was assuming it would go well. Perhaps it would go absolutely horribly. Finally, with a sigh, she smirked and replied, "Red."